Bale-band buckle



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T. J. M. DALY BALE BAND sucwa Filed April 17. 1925 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS also adapted for tying bands aroundother Patented June 7, 1927.

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Applieationfiled Apri1 l7, 1925 Serial No.123,92 7. i

' This invention relates to an improvement in bale band buckles adapted especially for use in tying bands around co-tt'on bales but commodities. v r; a -The object-of the invjentionresides in the provision of a buckle of thischaracter which is of simple and durable construction and comparatively inexpensive to 'manufacture,

which facilitates the tying of the band and enablesthe band torbe tied much (more quickly than with buckles heretofore used,

' which firmly and securely holds the hand against slipping eventhough the bale should 'be recompressed after the bands havebeen applied'and the bale permitted to expand.

Other objects and advantages reside in certain novel features of the construction, arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being, had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation showing a buckle embodying the present invention and associated with'the ends of a tieband,

Figure 2 is a view in edge elevation of the arrangement shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a detail View in front elevation of the buckle,

Figure 4 is a view in elevation vof the,

lower end of the buckle, and

Figure 5 is a View of the elevation showing how the parts of the same are positioned prior to the time the bail is permitted to expand.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates generally the buckle constituting the 'present'invention and the buckle is associated with the ends 2 and 3 of the tie. band as will be hereinafter more fully dey scribed.

' The buckle 1 includes side bars 4 and 5 buckle in edge 8. Theside bar 5is formed wit-ha cross arm 9zat-tl1e end oft-he side bar opposite or remote from the end barG;

The bale'ibuckle has its end barfiyengaged in the loop Q ofthe end2 of the bale band prior tothe application ofthe baleband to the bale. The loop 3 of the end 3 isvslipped latterly on I to the, cross :bar 7 and flexed or twisted so as to have its upper section 3" run over the cross bar 7 and under the hook '8, its loop 3 extend around the arm9 as well as around the cross bar,7, and its lower, 1

run 3 extend .under'the arm ,9 and bar 7. '5

The'inclinati'on-ofthe crossbar 7 facilitates the application of the end 3 to the buckle;

expands the cross bar 7 will be forced down With'the parts so associated when the bale against the cross arm 9 and into the same plane therewith buckle. The hook 8 will crease or bend the upper run 3 -ofthe end? of the band and venting slipping even though the bale be recompressed. The hook 8also prevents any side slipping of the band and buckle.

In assembling the-band with the buckle,

to completely 7 close the this has the important advantage of prethe band is bent under before it is slipped over the hook 8 and bar 7 and then it is brought back over the hook8 and under the extension 9. By inclining the side bar '45 and the cross bar 7 the band is more easily engaged with the buckle. The hook 8 pre- 1 ventsth-e buckle from slipping out between the runs 3* and 3. of the band andthi's hook has a tendency to prevent the band from slipping through the buckle wlienthepressure of the bale becomes efiective'because of the creasing ofth-e band just where itengages the hook 8. v 1

I claim 1; A buckle comprisinga bail likebody having side bars, a crossbar straight be end, one of the side barspbeing extended from said cross bar in the plane of the latter tween and connecting the sidebars at one and the other side bar inclining normally upward from its end'connected with "the cross bar toward its otheror free end, an

end bar extending from the freeend of the inclined side bar toward the other side bar and having its extremity returned inwardly in hook form for a portionof the length of the said end bar and above the latter and the other'side bar of the bail having at its free end a short inwardly projecting arm in.

the plane of said side bar andthe first a named cross bar asan'd for'the purpose set forth 2. A bale band buckle comprising a pair.

of side bars, 'a cross connecting end bar '|O1I1(3(1't0 the ad acent ends of the sidebars at one end of the buckle, one oi said sidebars lying in the'plane of said end bar and a the second side bar being inclined outwardly from said plane and being of greater length than the first side bar, said second side bar having a free end portion turned laterally rearwardly to produce a hook, said first side I bar. having at 1ts free enda short extension turned laterally toward the second side bar and terminating a substantial distance from the latter, said laterally turned end portion of the first side bar being located in the connecting bar,- the laterally turned end portions of said side bars being adapted to eiitend'into and engage with a loop at an end of a bale band and the bill of said hook being adapted to transversely bend or crease the adjacent portion of said loopof the bale band and to cooperate with thelaterally turned end portions of said side bars to prevent slipping of said loo 3. Z o a THOMASJ; ML DALY.

plane of the first side bar and said cross 

